Cape Town, South Africa
Cost of living compared with New York City: 59.1% lower
Monthly:
Rent: $716.30 for a one-bedroom in the city center
Utilities: $58.33
Commuter pass: $24.20
Cappuccino: $1.62
From Being Sexually Abused At 7 To Surviving An Awful Knee Injury, Natasha’s Story Is Awe-Inspiring
"My birth mother committed suicide. I watched her burn herself. I was three and a half and I can still see flashes of my mother’s burning face in pain and her screams which keep me awake on most nights. It’s like a recording I can never pause. If I block out the imagery the cries haunt me. But now I’m learning not to victimize myself. I know I had nothing to do with that even though the first half of my life I spent hating myself because I blamed myself. I blamed myself for her death. There was a part of me that thought I caused it. I felt that I could help but I didn’t. I realize that I had no control over this." When Natasha was 7, she was abused by a male servant whose mother even went on to ask her to run away with him and get married. She was 7! An age when most kids are playing with Barbie dolls and racing their mini cars. Unfortunately, this wasn't a one off incident. Till the age of 15, she was molested and abused by uncles, cousins, brothers and sisters.
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